Dr. Azul DelGrasso is a Denver-based Romani scholar-practitioner, artist, and ceremonialist whose work bridges public health, ecopsychology, and psychedelic studies. With 28 years in STD/HIV capacity building and national training, Azul’s research explores 5-MeO-DMT and unitive consciousness as pathways to healing and ecological identity. Rooted in the Southwest and guided by culture and resilience, he integrates rigorous scholarship, ethical facilitation, and creative practice to support individual and collective transformation.

Resources on Roma in Mexico / Romani + Chicano cultural exchange:

Los Gitanos en Mexico

Gitanos en Mexico

Mexico Flamenco

El Costumebre Lorenzo Armendariz

5-MeO-DMT education resource: theconclave.info

Find Azul at https://www.azuldelgrasso.com/ and @ascendedvoices

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